Which to use
“escribes” is a verb and “escritas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,043
- “escribes” frequency rank
- #7,426
- “escritas” frequency rank
- 18469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escribes | escritas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de escribir o de escribirse. | Forma del femenino plural de escrito, participio de escribir. |
Where the eye mixes escribes and escritas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between escribes and escritas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: escribes is [esˈkɾiβ̞es] while escritas is [esˈkɾit̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escribes is recorded at frequency rank #11,043, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈkɾiβ̞es]. escritas is at rank #7,426, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [esˈkɾit̪as].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18469, this pair ranks #267,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escribes vs escritas
Shared letters: ceirs. Private to "escribes": b. Private to "escritas": at.
"escribes" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "escritas" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escribes" for "escritas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "escribes" or "escritas"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "escribes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escritas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escribes" and "escritas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escribes vs escribís". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #267,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.